Coming up in this episode…
- A 2000 year old machine redone in Lego
- A new spin on old Christmas Carols
- Some last minute gift ideas for the geek kids in your life
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- 20 – Phil Burchill (will be 0x21 in 2006)
- 21 – James Ballard – KarakSindru
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On this day in history for December 15, 2010
- It was on this date in 1863 in Romania, that the mountain railway from Anina to Oravita is used for the first time.
- The Wright brothers’ first attempt to launch the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, NC happened today in 1903
- 55 years ago today in 1955, Jens Olsen’s World Clock is started by Danish King Frederick IX and Jens Olsen’s youngest grandchild Birgit.
- Gemini 6A, crewed by Wally Schirra and Thomas Stafford, is launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida today in 1965. Four orbits later, it achieves the first space rendezvous, with Gemini 7.
- Today in the year 2000, the 3rd reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is shut down.
- That same date five years later, The F-22 Raptor was introduced into US Air Force active service.
- First flight of the F-35 Lightning II was made today in 2006
- Staying with the airplane theme, Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner makes its maiden flight from Seattle, Washington on this date in 2009.
Happy Birthday goes out on this date to
- Gustave Eiffel, the French engineer and architect (most noted for the Eiffel tower). He was born today in 1832.
- French Physicist and Nobel laureate, Henri Becquerel was born the same date in 1852.
- December 15, 1860 is the birthday of Niels Ryberg Finsen, the Danish physician and Nobel laureate
- and one more Nobel laureate, New Zealand’s – Maurice Wilkins was born today in 1916.
- Freeman Dyson, English-born American physicist turns 87 today.
- and Ensign Harry Kim from Star Trek Voyager, aka Garrett Wang turns 42.
And that’s the way it was on this day in history for December 15, 2010
News
Hacks & Strange Stories
- Chicken Powered Steady Cam
- Video: Frenzied cross-country race carried out… on Google Street View?!
- Is A Prosthetic Tentacle Better Than A Prosthetic Arm?
Remember When
- Apple engineer uses Lego to rebuild ancient Greek mechanism
- (From Brian) Airships probably shouldn’t look like this.
- (From Brian) How far did Armstrong and Aldrin walk on the moon?
Media Corner
- ABCs of Star Wars
- Question: What did you discover first, Star Wars or Star Trek.
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Geek Library
- Dr. Seuss meets Doctor Who
- Geeky gifts for kids
- Thought for the holiday: (Cartoon) Nobody liked caroling with Yoda
- I wonder if he sings any other songs (Little Drummer Boy sure sounds like it.)
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